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Canada promises to boost defense spending, meet NATO target much earlier

By Reuters June 9, 2025

TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s Liberal government will pour extra billions into its armed forces and hit NATO’s 2% military spending target this fiscal year, five years earlier than promised, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.

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